The Catawba Indian Nation of the Carolinas

The Catawba Indian Nation of the Carolinas
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 134
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ISBN-10 : 0738517062
ISBN-13 : 9780738517063
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Book Synopsis The Catawba Indian Nation of the Carolinas by : Thomas Blumer

Download or read book The Catawba Indian Nation of the Carolinas written by Thomas Blumer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catawba Indians are aboriginal to South Carolina, and their pottery tradition may be traced to 2,400 B.C. When Hernando de Soto visited the Catawba Nation (then Cofitachique) in 1540, he found a sophisticated Mississippian Culture. After the founding of Charleston in 1670, the Catawba population declined. Throughout subsequent demographic stress, the Catawba supported themselves by making and peddling pottery. They have the only surviving Native American pottery tradition east of the Mississippi. Without pottery, there would be no Catawba Indian Nation today.


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